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Written by Teruo Ishii, Masahiro KakefudaDirected by Teruo IshiiStarring Teruo Yoshida, Toyozo Yamamoto, Masumi TachibanaReleased January 9, 1969 (Japan)RT 89 min.Home Video Arrow VideoClassic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) According to authorPatrick Maccias (TokyoScope: The JapaneseCult Film Companion), “pinky violence” refers to a subgenre that emerged in Japan during the late 1960s when audiences were staying at home
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Written by Stanley Clements, Laura Jean MathewsDirected by Charles R. RondeauStarring Edgar Buchanan, Jean Allison, Richard Crane, Spencer Carlisle, Byron Foulger, Ed NelsonReleased September, 1961RT 73 min.Home Video Alpha VideoClassic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) As I’ve stated previously, I proudly have the Netflix package that sends me physical DVDs and Blu-rays one at a time. When I hear about
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Guess the movie in which this headline appears. Please send your answers to classichorrors.club@gmail.com so everyone has a chance to play. We’ll announce winners during next week’s contest. (See last week’s winner below.) Good luck! Congratulations to Richard Chamberlain, who correctly guessed that last week’s Hump Day Headline was from The Devil Bat (1940).
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Written by Lucio Fulci & Roberto Gianviti & Jose Luis Martinez Molla Directed by Lucio Fulci Starring Jean Sorel, Marisa Mell, Elsa Martinelli, Alberto de Mendoza, John Ireland Released August 15, 1969 (Italy) RT 108 min. Home Video Mondo Macabro (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) With a title like Perversion Story (1969), I’d expect a story that’s…
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Island oasis or jungle hell? While Jeff looks for a vacation getaway, Richard is wary… particularly considering the movies we’re discussing: Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Twilight People (1972) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). As if those three aren’t enough, club member Steven Turek provides comments for Terror is a Man (1959),
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Written by Brian Clemens Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson Directed by Roy Ward Baker Starring Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim Released October 17, 1971 (UK) RT 97 Home Video Studio Canal (UK, Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) At one of the trips to the Enid Drive-In about which I write so often, I
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Guess the movie in which this headline appears. Please send your answers to classichorrors.club@gmail.com so everyone has a chance to play. We’ll announce winners during next week’s contest. (See last week’s winner below.) Good luck! Congratulations to Gary Howard, who correctly guessed that last week’s Hump Day Headline was from Beginning of the End (1957).
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Written by Richard Matheson Based on the novel Hell House by Richard Matheson Directed by John Hough Starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt, Roland Culver, Peter Bowles, Michael Gough (uncredited) Released June 15, 1973 RT 95 min. Home Video Shout! Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) One of the 70s horror movies which seems to
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ABOUT OUR GUEST While this year’s countdown may officially be finished, I want to share Rod Labbe’s contribution. You may be familiar with Rod, as I am, through his interviews in Scary Monsters. With my lifetime love of Dark Shadows, I find his story particularly compelling. This is a fun read that provides insight into what made
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Guess the movie in which this headline appears. Please send your answers to classichorrors.club@gmail.com so everyone has a chance to play. We’ll announce winners during next week’s contest. (See last week’s winner below.) Good luck! Despite posting about it the day before (hint-hint) only one person (Rich Chamberlain) correctly guessed that last week’s Hump Day
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